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ITVS
Refrigerator Mothers Discussion Guide
Download the viewer's guide from the ITVS website and learn
more about the film, facilitate discussions and find out more
about autism.
Autism
Society of America
This site features a free online learning course about autism.
The current cover story of their newsletter, The Advocate,
focuses in on mothers' experiences of autism. This site also
includes links to resources by state and listings of advocacy
events.
The
Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism
The foundation's mission is to aid financially disadvantaged
families who need assistance in caring for their children
with autism; to fund education and research into childhood
autism; and to serve as a clearinghouse and communications
center for new programs and services developed for individuals
with autism. Be sure to check out the listings of upcoming
seminars and lectures on autism in the "Resources"
section.
Autism
Research Institute
The Institute was founded and is directed by Bernard Rimland,
the father of an autistic child and the child-psychology expert
who first theorized about the neurological causes of autism.
Look for the extensive list of ARI publications on autism-related
topics and the important materials on accurate diagnosis.
Cure
Autism Now
Cure Autism Now (CAN) is a non-profit coalition of parents,
clinicians, and scientists and is the largest private funder
of autism research. The site includes information on the latest
scientific breakthroughs and research, political activism
taking place around autism, as well as links to resources
and a newsletter.
National
Alliance for Autism Research
NAAR's website is predominantly research-based and includes
extensive listings of links to autism sites and research articles.
Check out their legislative alert for up-to-date news on current
policy issues.
Delve Deeper
Into the Many Meanings of Family
This multimedia resource list provides a range of perspectives
on the issues raised by "Refrigerator Mothers" as
well as two other films in the P.O.V. 2002 season.
Download
the PDF (Adobe
Acrobat is required)
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